Saw (2004)

101 min · Horror

USRUK18AUMA 15+CA18A

122 STRONG

ScoutScore

Significant content. Read the scene list first.

Saw scores 122 on the ScoutScore, which is Strong. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout maps 17 flagged scenes and 7 worth skipping.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	5
Caution	5
Skip	7

Content map

How the scenes we flagged in this movie divide up by kind. These are shares of what was flagged, not a level, and not a promise about anything we did not flag: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Flagged mostly for violence and action.

Scary and dark	33%
Violence and action	53%
Themes	5%
Sexual content	3%
Substances	none flagged
Language	6%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content flagged. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the dotted line, which is 100. The scale has no ceiling, so a shape can cross it.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Caution Waking in the Bathroom, Chains and a Corpse
Skip Jigsaw's Tapes, Rules of the Game
Heads up Casual deity exclamations
Skip Jigsaw's Previous Traps, Razor Wire and Poison Room
Skip Amanda's Reverse Bear Trap Testimony
Heads up Lawrence's daughter senses danger at home
Caution Jigsaw Invades the Gordon Home
Skip Police Raid on Jigsaw's Lair, Death Trap Activated
Heads up Casual deity exclamations
Caution Bathroom Clues, Plans and Revelations

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	MA 15+
CA	18A
GB	18
US	R

Talk about it after

“Adam and Dr. Gordon are strangers forced into an impossible situation where they have to decide whether to trust each other. What makes it hard to trust someone when you have no way of knowing their true intentions?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

Every scene above is timed. The FilmScout app listens to the movie and taps you 30 seconds before each one, so you can skip it, mute it, or talk it through. Free to start on iPhone.

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Common questions

Is Saw okay for kids?

Saw scores 122 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Strong tier. Significant content. Read the scene list first. FilmScout has mapped 17 flagged scenes in it, covering dark imagery, action, theme. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for Saw?

122, which is the Strong tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Saw rated?

Saw is rated R in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU MA 15+, CA 18A, GB 18, US R. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

See every scene in the FilmScout app.
Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.

ScoutScores are FilmScout's own scene by scene analysis and change as the catalog is rescored. FilmScout is independent and is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any studio or ratings board.

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